dovecot: Insecure permissions set for certain directories at installation time
Published Nov 24, 2009
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dovecot
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dovecot
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dovecot
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dovecot | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dovecot | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dovecot | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of dovecot shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVANot Applicable
- http://www.osvdb.org/60316 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3897 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746266 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3897
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3897
Change history (0)
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